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Roots

31/7/2016

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In this sketch that I present this week, I am working on a catalog of symbols that I am developing from my collection of Tribal Art from India. I have taken my symbols from a wall carpet depicting a rural farming community complete with feudal lords and yogis. What impressed me most was the tree in the middle providing shelter and nutrition to many life forms and chose to devote myself to the roots of the tree this time.
They remind me of their ability and function to tap deep into the earth for life nourishing nutrients: a channel of life giving energy. 
I shall be taking a break for the summer and hope to be able to greet you all again with recharged batteries. ​May we all be able to tap into our own life giving energies! Much light!
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Seeing the wood

24/7/2016

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I am reminded of the saying that one sometimes doesn't see the wood for the trees. Sometimes in life, we get so engrossed in the petty details, that we fail to see the whole. 
​So today I pray that we take a step back and see the wood: we engage in some serious thanksgiving. Being grateful for what we have, brings more. Much light.
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Into the light

17/7/2016

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Today I post an image I choose to call "Into the Light".
I ought not be sad: Another soul dear to me has left to be one with the Source. I trust that this Divine Intelligence which keeps us alive, knows best. 
As we continue to breathe, let us be aware that every breath is a gift and our life purpose is to be happy and to strive to be one (with the Source). We are beings of light.
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It's summer in Berlin!

10/7/2016

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The weather Gods continue to be kind to us in Berlin. We have had more sun than the southern parts of Germany. We have had some rain too, and so the plants and trees are not thirsting for water. In all a warm and pleasant summer. Enjoying it!
Here is a view of a small bit of foliage while enjoying a Berliner Weiße! Much light!
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Alla Prima!

3/7/2016

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I did this sketch "Alla Prima", the method that makes the "Old Masters" stand out in their quest to capture the essence of their subject and the light; in their portrayal of light and dark.
In my sketch, I have captured the shadows of this "humble" bottle opener and some other stuff lying on the table. The shadows lend an air of mystery to the composition. Any guesses about the shadows? By the way this was the precursor to my "Entangled" series!
​Much light!
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    Aruna Samivelu

    I am an artist. I live and work in Berlin.
    I started to paint colour fields (very much inspired by Mark Rothko and other American Abstract Expressionists) and now have evolved into an admirer of the Bauhaus Movement. I am still  a seeker: minimalist concrete art finds resonance in me, while the rich colours and traditional art forms of my home country that flow in me and breathe in me, also find expression in my work.
    My work, I believe is a synthesis of all these influences and seeming contradictions. I am now knocking a dent into concrete art, non objectively so to speak! I work serially and can endlessly look for emerging patterns in my work.
    This has been a wonderful journey, and as they say: the path is the destination.
    ​In my blog posts, I am letting you have a peek over my shoulder, into my sketch books and small works, which will someday flow into my big canvases and other works; works that I will actually display or exhibit (or may be not).
    My blog posts are more about my process and what motivates me to paint and create. 

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